{"id":194393,"date":"2019-01-14T14:04:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T20:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=194393"},"modified":"2019-01-14T19:14:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T01:14:11","slug":"youtube-censors-live-action-sex-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/youtube-censors-live-action-sex-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube censors years-old Live Action sex trafficking expos\u00e9 for ‘sexual content’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE, 1\/14\/19, 7:13 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>: As of 4:37 p.m., after appealing through various contact channels to YouTube, Live Action’s video was reinstated online.<\/p>\n

1\/14\/19<\/strong>: This weekend, Live Action News received notice that YouTube has removed one of Live Action’s undercover videos, published<\/em> January 31, 2011<\/em>, and viewed nearly 44,000 times, exposing how Planned Parenthood employees aided and abetted actors posing as sex traffickers of minors. The video, titled “Perth Amboy, NJ Planned Parenthood Full Footage Part 1 of 2”<\/a>\u00a0was removed for alleged “sexual content.” A message where the video once was reads, “This video has been removed for violating YouTube’s policy on nudity or sexual content.” An appeal was reportedly reviewed and rejected.<\/p>\n

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Screenshot from YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n

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READ: YouTube alters search to remove Live Action videos after pro-abortion writer complains<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Screenshot showing nearly 44,000 views in eight years<\/p><\/div>\n

Live Action received a message from YouTube regarding the eight-year-old video, stating:<\/p>\n

Your video “Perth Amboy, NJ Planned Parenthood Full Footage Part 1 of 2”<\/a> was flagged for review. Upon review, we\u2019ve determined that it violates our guidelines. We\u2019ve removed it from YouTube and assigned a Community Guidelines strike<\/a>, or temporary penalty, to your account….<\/em><\/p>\n

YouTube isn’t the place for sexually provocative content. In addition to this, violent, graphic, or humiliating fetishes aren’t allowed on YouTube, and videos containing this type of content will be removed. We review content on a case by case basis, and videos will either be removed or age restricted, depending on the severity of the act….<\/em><\/p>\n

[I]t\u2019s important to remember that additional strikes could prevent you from posting content to YouTube or even lead to your account being terminated.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Screenshot of YouTube’s notice to Live Action<\/p><\/div>\n

Though part one of the full footage has been removed, the content of the video can still be seen in the edited compilation below from multiple Planned Parenthood locations. The relevant Perth Amboy content starts at 2:49, from Live Action’s most recent video expos\u00e9, Aiding Abusers<\/a>. This series documents the multiple ways Planned Parenthood has aided child sexual predators, abusers, and sex traffickers. The documentation for these videos includes actual court documents and records from cases involving Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n